Mettam Memorial Baptist Church

Mettam Memorial Baptist Church

Mettam Memorial Baptist Church, December 2009
Location Old Court Rd. between Sudbrook and Reisterstown Rds., Pikesville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°22′41″N 76°43′10″W / 39.37806°N 76.71944°W / 39.37806; -76.71944Coordinates: 39°22′41″N 76°43′10″W / 39.37806°N 76.71944°W / 39.37806; -76.71944
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1835
NRHP Reference # 75000867[1]
Added to NRHP April 24, 1975

Mettam Memorial Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a  1 1⁄2-story gable-front stone structure measuring 30-by-40-foot (9.1 by 12.2 m) and built in 1835. It was renovated in 1965–1966 by the Pikesville Lion's Club. The church sits on an acre of ground which includes a cemetery. The building is named for its first pastor, Joseph Mettam. The congregation joined with five others to found the Maryland Baptist Union Association, later the Baptist State Mission Board of Maryland.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Nancy Miller (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mettam Memorial Baptist Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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